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Breaking news in Roswell.
Avoid Georgia 400 northbound
through Roswell at all cost.
Here's a look at the fatal crash in the
investigation that is taking pl.
Closing all lanes of Georgia
400 N near Holcomb Bridge.
Details coming up.
We are looking at some of the warmest
temperatures of the year so far. We're in
the 90s today folks and it willy
that way for much of the week. Details
coming up hours from
now Atlanta unveils the memorial to the
victims of the Atlanta child murders.
This morning's event is 40 years
in the making. Christy Diaz
joins us with a look. Christy,
this has been under construction
for about a year and a half.
Look at these names.
Curtis Walker, Larry Rogers, Terry Pugh.
Each name of victim of the Atlaa
child murders and each name has
its space here on this wall.
With the shelf where people cane
and bring mementos as they reme,
there's also a bench right acros
from it to sit and reflect.
And at the very end there
will be an eternal flame.
Now this marks a dark
history of Atlanta's past.
One but the families of these victims,
many of them still don't have p.
One man was named as the killer,
but his guilt has long been deb.
Wayne Williams has maintained hs
innocence in these children's deaths.
But former Mayor Keisha Lance
Bottoms started this project,
pushed for this memorial,
and she also reopened the case back in 2019.
She sent DNA evidence to be reexamined,
and we have been waiting on
those results ever since.
Now,
as this memorial will be
officially unveiled today,
the former mayor hopes that this is a
place where people can come and reflect
and remember so these children's
lives will never be forgotten.
That memorial and unveiling fors
wall starts this morning at 10:30 right
here outside of Atlanta City Ha.
Guys,
back to you.
Chrissy,
thank
you. We are staying on top of a
developing story out of DE Kalb County.
Police are investigating a shoog
at the close to the Krispy Kreme
right there on Wesley Chapel Rd.
So we have reached out to police to get
more details on what happened out here.
We're still waiting to get an update on that,
but from the videos we were able to see.
That a car had crashed with the murder bus.
We are still working to learn
more about possible victims and
if there are any suspects.
Norcross police are asking for p
identifying this boy who was hid
killed around 2:00 AM Sunday alg
Beaver Ruin Road near Indian Trail Rd.
Police just releasing the sketcf
the victim, believed to be Hispc
child between 13 and 16 years o.
So far, detectives are unable to identify
the victim or locate any of his family.
A lawyer for an Atlanta radio personality
is calling for a meeting with a.
Management of a local restaurant
after the woman says she found a
slur on her food order receipt.
I placed my order.
What is your name? I said Darle.
This joker put* and we plan to
really have a serious talk withm
about racial sensitivity traini,
about a confirmation that this employee
will no longer work in the prem.
We like some kind of confirmation that
they will apologize to Miss McCoy Jackson.
Darlene McCoy Jackson,
who is on Praise 103,
posted about the encounter
at Woody's Cheese Steaks.
Darlene told 11 Alive the
worker appeared to be Hispanic,
but the company wouldn't
confirm the employees race.
She says she just wished the coy
and the employee would have actd
more quickly to fix the things,
but instead they doubled down and that
was look at your top headlines this morning.
Let's get right back to this breaking
news we're following on Georgia.
Jerry.
Yes, indeed. We've been telling
you all morning to avoid Georgia
400 northbound at all cost.
That's due to a fatal crash that
has all lanes of Georgia 400 cld
just before Holcomb Bridge Rd.
There's a look at the map that
will show you that the authorits
are exiting you at Northridge.
To get around this crash.
You'll make your way over to Roswell Rd.
Back to Holcomb Bridge Rd.
Then you can get back on 400
just north of that crash.
But this is a fatal crash.
We can take a look at chopper vo
now and you can see just how violent.
This crash was.
We understand that two people dd
in this crash that authorities n
Roswell are investigating right.
They're trying to reconstruct i.
They're using drones to do that.
And in fact,
Roswell Fire just tweeted out
a moment ago that all lanes of
Georgia 400 northbound will remn
closed for the next several hou.
So make alternate plans or just
be aware that you're going to be
in a major backup on Georgia 400
northbound approaching Holcomb Bridge
Rd. Back to you guys.
We're looking at the sun rising.
You can see over toward the Noonan area.
Right now the sun is on the move
up into the sky and will heat us
up as we head into the afternoo.
It's going to be a hot
one out there today folks.
Fair skies what you're going to find.
We had a few storms to the overnight,
mainly over here toward the eas.
Some of you didn't even experiee
that at all and you won't
see any of that today at all.
Again, brilliant sunshine
throughout the skies today.
Temperature wise, we're in the ,
even some 70s still around
starting off this morning.
So it's a mild start for 72 down
toward Locust Grove and McDonou,
71 up toward Forest Park in Clayton County,
got 67. Seven degrees in Noonan.
One of the cooler spots this morning,
670 in Fayetteville.
65 degrees. Powder Springs, 68.
Marietta 68, Also over toward Mapleton.
Acworth. You're at 69.
Starting off this morning,
we're at 71 degrees in Tucker,
71 at the Fulton County Airport,
69 up toward Roswell at the curt
tower you want to wear forecast
calls for shorts and short slee,
of course, if you can get away with that.
Also the shades, it'll make you look cool,
right?
You're looking at a hot afterno,
91 degrees.
Your forecast high temperature
for this afternoon with those
winds out of the West.
Up to about 15 mph this afterno,
so it starts to pick up a little bit.
Gus could be a little bit higher than that.
I don't know.
It's going to help us though.
I don't know. Yeah, 91, that's, that's hot.
Yesterday we hit 92.
Did you feel that?
You'll feel it again today,
although it will be dry air over
us and not the humid air which
would make it feel hotter.
You got this front that's making
its way further down to the Sou.
You can see those westerly winds coming in.
And so yeah,
we'll be sitting pretty for tod.
In fact,
it's South of that front that wl
find the threat for the showers.
You can see over the southern portion
of the state that light green jt
means a general threat for thunderstorms.
Our severe weather threat will
be way off to the West of us and
that's where it will stay for
the next couple of days.
In fact, you can see this drier.
We're getting its way into our .
It's indicated by that blue.
We have the yellow and the oran.
That's a lot of moisture.
It won't come back to us until,
well, it will creep back in.
You'll notice by tomorrow we stl
have some of that blue over us,
but some of that moisture startg
to creep back into the area.
So some of the humidity will
start to go up a little bit even
more as we head into Thursday.
Although I'm thinking Wednesday
and Thursday will be dry days
for us. It won't be until Frida.
That more of that moisture moves back in,
which will increase our threat
for the rain to be around.
So enjoy these dry days, but will be hot.
96 will be the high temperature by Thursday,
Friday we're looking at 95
with a 30% chance for rain.
And that chance for rain will sk
around as we head through the weekend.
I'm Mariana Manise,
Lawrenceville Police are searchg
for two suspects they say took
advantage of people in need.
Police are searching for Abraham
on Lee and Alexander Woodgard.
Police say they defrauded at let
15 people while working at the
Autostar in Lawrenceville custo.
They initially reported the buss
and after further investigation,
police say determined that the
two men were behind this king.
Police say the suspects.
They collected a down payment
from customers and told them to
come back the following day.
When those customers came back,
the two suspects told them their
loans were denied and that there
was no refund policy at the
dealership and took the cash instead.
Lawrenceville police say the
pair took more than $50,000 and
down payments for customers.
Now the two men they were fired
after management was notified by
officials what the two men were doing.
Police do believe that there are
more suspects, more victims rat.
And they're encouraging people to reach
out as they continue this investigation.
Back to you,
Ariana. Thank you happening tod,
people Against the Atlanta Polie
Training Center calling for
Entrenchment Creek Park to reop.
An executive order prevents the public
from stepping into Encrenchment Creek
Park and the South River Forest.
The land is considered to be part of the
future location of the training center,
which critics call a cop city.
Earlier this year,
de Kalb County CEO Michael Thurman announced
more than $1,000,000 in renovat,
but did not say when it would reopen.
Time now 656 John Collins with
the Atlanta Hawks has been the
subject of trade rumors for yea,
and now those rumors are realit.
The Hawks traded their longest tenured
player to the Utah Jazz in exche
for Rudy Gay and a second round pick,
Hawk star Trey Young posted this
tribute to John Collins on Instagram,
calling him a brother for life, Chesley.
All right. Thanks a lot, Cheryl.
We are looking at noon today,
temperatures right around 85 degrees.
We'll have mostly sunny skies ot
there and the winds will start
to pick up on us a little bit.
It's going to be a hot afternoos
temperatures will be reaching the low 90s,
right around 91 degrees for your
afternoon high temperature.
Driving home, hopefully you have to shade.
You're going to need those.
We'll still have that sunshine again.
It will be hot temperatures only
around 89 degrees by 7:00 or 6:.
O'clock tonight, 88 by 7,
when the Braves
take on the twins tonight at Jewish Park.
Jerry, we are still dealing
with our major traffic.
Red alert in Roswell,
All lanes of Georgia 400.
Northbound are closed near Holcomb Bridge Rd.
You're taking a live look at the
investigation into this fatal c,
a very violent crash that killed two people.
So police are on the scene now, investigating
and attempting to recreate it i.
Just a moment ago, Roswell Fire tweeted out.
That the highway will be
closed for several more hours.
This has been going on all morning long.
Just stay away from Georgia 400d
everything in those families as well.
Jerry, thank you.
First thing on top of it all morning for us.
All right.
We'll keep updating here and on 11 live.com,
we'll pass it off to the Today
show and see you back here tomow
morning. Have a good day, every.